Heavenly Father, before the mountains were created, before the Earth was formed, You are God without
beginning or end.

We have this promise from You, "When they call on Me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I
will rescue them and honor them." So we go confidently into this day, conferencing, researching, deliberating;
always mindful of Your watchful presence.

We refuse to receive counsel that contradicts what we know is right. Keep us far from every wrong; help
us, undeserving as we are, to obey Your laws, for we are determined to do what is right.

May You Lord, Who loved us and, in Your special favor, gave us everlasting comfort and good hope,
comfort our hearts and give us strength in every good thing we do and say.

We ask these things in the name of Your Son. Amen and amen.

The Pledge of Allegiance to the flag was recited.

The Speaker appointed the following to act as Honorary Pages for the Day, to serve
without compensation: Amanda Robart, Audrey Robart, and Theron Robart.

The Journal of the twenty-third day was approved as printed by the following vote:

AYES: 154

Aull

Avery

Baker 25

Baker 123

Bearden

Behnen

Black

Bland

Bogetto

Bowman

Boykins

Bringer

Brooks

Brown 30

Brown 50

Bruns

Burnett

Casey

Chinn

Chappelle-Nadal

Cooper 120

Cooper 155

Cooper 158

Corcoran

Cunningham 145

Cunningham 86

Curls

Darrough

Daus

Davis

Day

Deeken

Dempsey

Denison

Dethrow

Dixon

Donnelly

Dougherty

Dusenberg

El-Amin

Emery

Ervin

Faith

Fares

Fisher

Flook

Franz

Fraser

George

Guest

Harris 23

Harris 110

Haywood

Henke

Hoskins

Hubbard

Hughes

Hunter

Icet

Jackson

Johnson 47

Johnson 61

Johnson 90

Jolly

Jones

Kelly

Kingery

Kratky

Kraus

Kuessner

Lager

Lampe

Lembke

LeVota

Lipke

Loehner

Low 39

Lowe 44

Marsh

May

McGhee

Meadows

Meiners

Moore

Munzlinger

Muschany

Myers

Nance

Nieves

Nolte

Oxford

Parker

Parson

Pearce

Phillips

Pollock

Portwood

Pratt

Quinn

Rector

Richard

Roark

Robb

Robinson

Roorda

Rucker

Ruestman

Rupp

Salva

Sander

Sater

Schaaf

Schad

Schlottach

Schneider

Schoemehl

Self

Shoemyer

Silvey

Skaggs

Smith 14

Smith 118

Smith 150

Spreng

Stevenson

St. Onge

Storch

Sutherland

Threlkeld

Tilley

Viebrock

Villa

Vogt

Wagner

Wallace

Walsh

Walton

Wasson

Wells

Weter

Whorton

Wildberger

Wilson 119

Wilson 130

Witte

Wood

Wright 137

Wright 159

Wright-Jones

Yaeger

Yates

Young

Zweifel

Mr Speaker

NOES: 000

PRESENT: 000

ABSENT WITH LEAVE: 006

Bean

Bivins

Hobbs

Liese

Page

Swinger

VACANCIES: 003

HOUSE COURTESY RESOLUTIONS OFFERED AND ISSUED

House Resolution No. 622 - Representative Richard

House Resolution No. 623 - Representative Smith (14), et al.

House Resolution No. 624 - Representatives Smith (14) and Faith

House Resolution No. 625 - Representative Smith (14), et al.

House Resolution No. 626 - Representative Bowman

House Resolution No. 627 - Representatives Harris (110) and Kuessner

House Resolution No. 628 - Representative Smith (14), et al.

House Resolution No. 629

and

House Resolution No. 630 - Representative Dethrow

House Resolution No. 631 - Representative Marsh

House Resolution No. 632 - Representative Robinson

House Resolution No. 633 - Representatives Brown (50) and Jolly

House Resolution No. 634

and

House Resolution No. 635 - Representative Kingery

House Resolution No. 636 - Representative Richard

House Resolution No. 637 - Representative Brown (50)

House Resolution No. 638 - Representative Yates

House Resolution No. 639

and

House Resolution No. 640 - Representative Jolly

House Resolution No. 641

and

House Resolution No. 642 - Representative Smith (14), et al.

House Resolution No. 643 - Representative Bringer

House Resolution No. 644 - Representatives Roorda and Casey

House Resolution No. 645

through

House Resolution No. 647 - Representative Smith (150)

House Resolution No. 648

through

House Resolution No. 650 - Representative Whorton

House Resolution No. 651 - Representative Munzlinger

House Resolution No. 652 - Representatives Jolly and Meiners

House Resolution No. 653 - Representative Kratky

House Resolution No. 654 - Representative Bringer

SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

HB 1754 through HB 1767 were read the second time.

Representative Ruestman assumed the Chair.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Jeff Lewis of Arnold, Missouri, was introduced by Representatives Meadows and Roorda
and recognized for setting a world record at the 2005 World Powerlifting Organization’s semifinals.

The University of Missouri-Columbia Tigers Football Team was introduced by
Representatives Robb and Rucker and recognized for winning the 2005 Independence Bowl.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Committee on Rules, Chairman Cooper (120) reporting:

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HCR 13, begs leave to report
it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 13

WHEREAS, our forefathers of this great nation of the United States recognized a Christian God and used the
principles afforded to us by Him as the founding principles of our nation; and

WHEREAS, as citizens of this great nation, we the majority also wish to exercise our constitutional right to
acknowledge our Creator and give thanks for the many gifts provided by Him; and

WHEREAS, as elected officials we should protect the majority's right to express their religious beliefs while
showing respect for those who object; and

WHEREAS, we wish to continue the wisdom imparted in the Constitution of the United States of America by
the founding fathers; and

WHEREAS, we as elected officials recognize that a Greater Power exists above and beyond the institutions
of mankind:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the House of Representatives of the Ninety-third
General Assembly, Second Regular Session, the Senate concurring therein, that we stand with the majority of our
constituents and exercise the common sense that voluntary prayer in public schools and religious displays on public
property are not a coalition of church and state, but rather the justified recognition of the positive role that Christianity
has played in this great nation of ours, the United States of America.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HCR 15, begs leave to report
it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 15

WHEREAS, the Food Stamp Program serves as the first line of defense against hunger in this country by
enabling low-income families to buy nutritious food with coupons and electronic benefits transfer cards; and

WHEREAS, the Food Stamp Program is the cornerstone of the federal food assistance programs and provides
crucial support to needy households by allowing recipients to spend their benefits to buy eligible food in authorized retail
food stores; and

WHEREAS, most food stamp rules apply to all households, but there are a few special rules for households that
have an elderly or disabled member. Under the Program, a person is considered elderly if he or she is 60 years of age
or older; and

WHEREAS, for 2006, a household with an elderly member may have up to $3000 in resources as compared
to a household without an elderly member which may have up to $2000 in resources. In addition to the resource limits,
there is a monthly gross income test and a monthly net income test to maintain eligibility; and

WHEREAS, in addition to the allowable deductions for all households, the elderly receive a deduction for
allowable medical costs paid by the elderly member that are more than $35 a month. The allowable medical costs
include most medical and dental expenses, such as doctor bills, prescription drugs and other over-the-counter medication
when approved by a doctor, dentures, hospital expenses, nursing care, some transportation costs, attendant care, and
health insurance premiums; and

WHEREAS, while the allowed deductions and exclusions are certainly helpful in allowing the elderly to receive
the needed food assistance, one of the largest expenditures made by the elderly is not included in those deductions or
exclusions. Many of the elderly have and will continue to experience large heating bills this winter, with some estimates
suggesting that heating expenditures may more than double this year; and

WHEREAS, many low-income elderly people will be forced to choose between paying the heating bill and
buying food; and

WHEREAS, due to the unique needs of low-income elderly created by the skyrocketing price of heating fuels,
a waiver or amendment to the administrative oversight for the federal Food Stamp Program is needed to ensure that the
necessary food assistance is available to our most vulnerable citizens:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the members of the House of Representatives of the Ninety-third
General Assembly, Second Regular Session, the Senate concurring therein, hereby urge the United States Congress and
the United States Department of Agriculture to waive or amend the administrative oversight for the federal Food Stamp
Program to increase the availability of food assistance for our low-income elderly citizens; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives be instructed
to prepare properly inscribed copies of this resolution for Mike Johanns, the Secretary of the United States Department
of Agriculture and each member of the Missouri Congressional Delegation.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HCR 17, begs leave to report
it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 17

WHEREAS, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service has mandated a man-made "spring rise" for the
Missouri River that is purportedly necessary for the survival of the pallid sturgeon, an endangered species; and

WHEREAS, accurately controlling upstream discharges for the "spring rise" is extremely difficult because
Missouri weather and flooding are unpredictable, as evidenced by the Missouri River's rise of nine feet in less than
eighteen hours twice during a drought period in June of 2005; and

WHEREAS, once water is released for the "spring rise" there are no intervening dams or locks to halt the rise
during the ten-day travel time from Gavins Point Dam in South Dakota to St. Louis, Missouri, thereby increasing the
risk that such a rise would compound flooding problems resulting from a major rain event; and

WHEREAS, Federal agencies should not be implementing plans that are known to harm Missouri's farmers
solely for the purposes of an experiment to determine whether the "spring rise" will trigger spawning of the pallid
sturgeon; and

WHEREAS, a "spring rise" will potentially exacerbate drainage problems on agricultural land which could
delay crop planting, destroy crops, and require additional pumping at additional costs for Missouri farmers; and

WHEREAS, by using water in the spring that is needed to support navigation and other uses in the summer,
a "spring rise" will shorten the navigation season during times of water shortages causing additional financial burdens
on shippers, commercial carriers, and producers; and

WHEREAS, Missouri infrastructure, communities, businesses, farmers, ranchers and the economy all will be
put at an increased risk of flooding in the event of a "spring rise"; and

WHEREAS, it is unjust for Missouri consumers, communities, businesses, commercial carriers, farmers and
ranchers to bear any additional direct or indirect costs for an unproven experimental plan; and

WHEREAS, many businesses and residential communities along the Missouri River suffered great devastation
after the flood of 1993; the intentional flooding of the river through a "spring rise" enhances the risk that such destruction
will once again visit these communities, making it harder and ultimately less attractive to rebuild; and

WHEREAS, the economic responsibilities that individual families and businesses have to bear in the face of
a devastating flood, like that in 1993, are enormous; to compound and confuse that responsibility with the uncertainties
that accompany a "spring rise" places a heavier burden on the backs of those families and businesses:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the members of the House of Representatives of the Ninety-third
General Assembly, Second Regular Session, the Senate concurring therein, hereby concur with the Governor of the State
of Missouri that all reasonable and necessary action should be taken to prevent the planned man-made "spring rise"; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the Missouri House of Representatives Ninety-third
General Assembly, Second Regular Session, the Senate concurring therein, respectfully encourage the United States
Army Corps of Engineers not to implement an artificial "spring rise," which would increase the risk of flooding for
Missourians, thereby being in violation of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' recent ruling, which held that flood
control and navigation are the dominant uses of the Missouri River; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives be instructed
to prepare a properly inscribed copies of this resolution for the Governor of Missouri and the members of the Missouri
Congressional delegation.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HB 1118, begs leave to
report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HCS HB 1155, begs leave
to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HB 1169, begs leave to
report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HB 1249, begs leave to
report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HB 1427, begs leave to
report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HCS HB 1456, begs leave
to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass, with a time limit of 4 hours for
debate on Perfection.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, to which was referred HCS SCS SB 578, begs
leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass.

Committee on Crime Prevention and Public Safety, Chairman Lipke reporting:

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Crime Prevention and Public Safety, to which was referred
HB 1393, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by
Consent, and pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Committee on Health Care Policy, Chairman Cooper (155) reporting:

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Health Care Policy, to which was referred HB 1162, begs
leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass, and pursuant to Rule
25(26)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Mr. Speaker: Your Special Committee on Student Achievement and Finance, to which was
referred HB 1234, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass
by Consent, and pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Mr. Speaker: Your Special Committee on Student Achievement and Finance, to which was
referred HB 1275, begs leave to report it has examined the same and recommends that the House
Committee Substitute Do Pass, and pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) be referred to the Committee on
Rules.

Committee on Transportation, Chairman St. Onge reporting:

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred HB 1035, begs leave
to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent, and pursuant to
Rule 25(26)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred HB 1105, begs leave
to report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass by Consent, and pursuant to
Rule 25(26)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred HB 1380, begs leave
to report it has examined the same and recommends that the House Committee Substitute Do Pass,
and pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Committee on Veterans, Chairman Jackson reporting:

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Veterans, to which was referred HJR 40, begs leave to
report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass, and pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) be
referred to the Committee on Rules.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Veterans, to which was referred HJR 44, begs leave to
report it has examined the same and recommends that it Do Pass, and pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) be
referred to the Committee on Rules.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Veterans, to which was referred HB 1138, begs leave to
report it has examined the same and recommends that the House Committee Substitute Do Pass
by Consent, and pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) be referred to the Committee on Rules.

SUPPLEMENTAL CALENDAR

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 15, 2006

SENATE BILL FOR THIRD READING

HCS SCS SB 578, E.C. - Rucker

REFERRAL OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Bills were referred to the Committee indicated:

HB 1423 - Senior Citizen Advocacy

HB 1698 - Crime Prevention and Public Safety

INTRODUCTION OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Bills were read the first time and copies ordered printed: